The Manthey ones are Forged so should be a lot stronger than the oz allegeritta

Unfortunately, it's the magnesium they're made from that's the problem, not how they're made. Matt has a set in the stores at Fearnsport that couldn't be used again due to cracks after 2 sets of tyres.

The 993GT2 Speedlines (magnesium centres) suffer from cracking too, but as the spokes are substantially thicker they can usually be repaired if the damage isn't allowed to get too bad._________________Nick

Well they still look nice as ornaments
Am planning to use them on track high days and holidays and not as a general road wheel.
Plus will get them xrayed before the tyres go on._________________2007 Speed Yellow 997 Carrera GT3 CS
2000 Westfield Cosworth

Anyone know how much a set of OEM 996 GT3 wheels would go for (obviously without the tyres)?

Hi, depending on price I would be very interested.

I will let you know although it is unlikely to be until spring/summer next year at the earliest as I have other things to sort on the car first. I am guessing they must be something around the £2,000 mark though

Guess again - they rarely go for more than £1500 in perfect condition. I got £1100 for mine a few years ago.

Hmmm are you sure you did not undersell or sell at the wrong time? I am sure I paid more than that for mine. If it is £1,500 for perfection I may just build up my collection and keep them then.

No wonder you rarely see them for sale. It is not worth the hassle for less than fifteen hundred knicker

Well thanks for the heads up..

Pip

Stuart MackayMonza

Joined: 29 Apr 2013Posts: 205Location: Swaffham, Norfolk and Good

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 9:11 pm Post subject:

KMA880 wrote:

I was considering stumping up my hard earned cash for these until i did more research on the cracks issue.

I've gone a bit cold turkey on these! Can't justify purchasing a set if they crack this easily. The roads where i live are not particularly smooth either.

Are these isolated incidents, does anyone have firsthand experience?

Will probably be ten years before I can report back on the Mantheys, I dont drive hard or frequently enough to wear out two sets of tyres in the space of time that Nick does. Following Nick's heads up, I did give the wheels a good look over today and can see no signs of paint cracking in the region Nick illustrated with his OZ's.
But I guess this is all going way off topic so will report back when I have done a few track days on them next year. _________________2007 Speed Yellow 997 Carrera GT3 CS
2000 Westfield Cosworth

CheburatorTrainee

Joined: 15 Aug 2014Posts: 90

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2016 10:13 pm Post subject:

Pip1968 wrote:

Daniel wrote:

Pip1968 wrote:

Anyone know how much a set of OEM 996 GT3 wheels would go for (obviously without the tyres)?

Hi, depending on price I would be very interested.

I will let you know although it is unlikely to be until spring/summer next year at the earliest as I have other things to sort on the car first. I am guessing they must be something around the £2,000 mark though

Pip

I am guessing 996.2 wheels?

I just picked up a good set of 996.1 GT3 wheels with 8" fronts and 10" rears for £555. Bloke who sold them was very chuffed. I guess the .2 are rarer, but at £1500+ you are running into OZs, which are by far a better and lighter wheel_________________Porsche 996.1 GT3 CS K400
Porsche 928 GTS 5-spd
Porsche 944 Turbo Cup race car
Porsche 928 Cup race car
Various BMWs

Anyone know how much a set of OEM 996 GT3 wheels would go for (obviously without the tyres)?

Hi, depending on price I would be very interested.

I will let you know although it is unlikely to be until spring/summer next year at the earliest as I have other things to sort on the car first. I am guessing they must be something around the £2,000 mark though

Pip

I am guessing 996.2 wheels?

I just picked up a good set of 996.1 GT3 wheels with 8" fronts and 10" rears for £555. Bloke who sold them was very chuffed. I guess the .2 are rarer, but at £1500+ you are running into OZs, which are by far a better and lighter wheel

If anyone hears of a set of MK1 or MK2 wheels OEM or BBS etc please let me know.

My car is the original K400 - first registered to Olaf, then to Michael Eschmann (Manthey Racing Co-owner and Team Driver back in the late 1990s). It pretty much has had the whole Manthey catalogue thrown at it. I think the bills come to around EUR70k - Manthey charged themselves for the work! Bought it with 25k miles on the clock back in 2014 from a chap in Germany, now sitting on 35k miles. Used for trackdays in the UK, trips to Wales and the odd Ring trip. As a matter of fact I am off to Rockingham on the 10th - it's their unsilenced day, so I can unleash the MM Exhaust to its full glory

Keep looking for 996.1 wheels on eBay. Took me about 12mths of faffing about to find a set. Just missed out on a great set with Pilot Sports PS2s for £899 as I was being a cheeky fekker and was trying to get them for £850. Someone bought them under my nose, and then copied and pasted the excellent description with a new price tag of £1700! But bargains do turn up every now and then._________________Porsche 996.1 GT3 CS K400
Porsche 928 GTS 5-spd
Porsche 944 Turbo Cup race car
Porsche 928 Cup race car
Various BMWs

Pip1968Suzuka

Joined: 26 Oct 2009Posts: 1095Location: Blighty

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2016 2:34 pm Post subject:

I am sure I saw a set of Mk I wheels for sale on ebay a few pages in. As part of my research into deflationary issues with Mk II wheels .

These are the exact wheels that I was cheekely trying to buy for £850 instead of the original BiN price of £899! Someone else lifted them and now has been trying to double his money for the last two weeks. Even the description is "borrowed" from the original listing..._________________Porsche 996.1 GT3 CS K400
Porsche 928 GTS 5-spd
Porsche 944 Turbo Cup race car
Porsche 928 Cup race car
Various BMWs

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